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UNITED MEXICAN STATES v. ASHLEY

No. B-6853.

556 S.W.2d 784 (1977)

UNITED MEXICAN STATES, Relator, v. Honorable Calvin ASHLEY, Judge, et al., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied November 16, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denning E. Schattman and Michael D. Schattman, Murad, Wilemon & Henningan, Jerry Murad, Fort Worth, for relator.

Eugene Sherrod, Jr., Clifford A. Bridwell, Wichita Falls, for respondent.

McGEE, Justice.

This is an original mandamus brought by the United Mexican States (Mexico), a sovereign nation, against the Honorable Calvin Ashley, district judge. This mandamus was sought as the result of a suit filed by C. J. Brannan against Mexico concerning lands allegedly expropriated by Mexico without compensation. Mexico contends that the district court had no jurisdiction and should have dismissed the suit; Brannan disputes this contention.

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